I fly down the deserted streets of Gateway city at a personal top speed.

'Somewhere… anywhere to hide…' I frantically think. 'Behind a building is too obvious, and inside would endanger anyone who just happened to be hiding in them… think, Addie, think!'

As I speed down through the city, and towards the beaches, a thought comes to mind.

'The water caves! They aren't too far, and he'll have trouble finding me in there…'

I fly even faster to the oceanfront, hoping that i can catch enough air before diving into the rough blue waves.

I dare not look over my shoulder in fear that he could be right behind me, so I keep my eyes locked onto the quickly approaching cove.

Seconds before diving, I shake my head, take in all the air I could possibly need, then, I drop straight out of the air, and into the rough seas.

It definitely takes a moment to read my surroundings, but I have no time to waste. I spot him dive in after me.

I use my flight under the water in hopes that it will give me an advantage.

Swimming back to the cove, I make a beeline for the underwater cave.

Swimming at my absolute top speed, I go down, then I shoot right back up to the top.

The cave is a bit strange. It's within the carved out mountains surrounding the cove, but it has air pockets. The only way to get to them is to dive down, and swim up into them.

I breach the calm surface with a gasp, and I flip my hair out of my face.e

I swim over to the sides, and I begin to crawl onto the small ledges, and nooks that line the walls.

'Hide, before he comes up!'

I lift myself up, and begin to climb up the walls, hoping that I can get to the large rock before he comes up.

As I finally reach the boulder, I hear the water start to bubble, signaling the entrance.

'Merciful Minerva, protect me,' I beg silently as I move behind the boulder, and collapse before he can spot me.

"Come on out little mermaid," Nash's voice taunts.

'Please, no…' As warm tears begin to streak down my face.

"You tested my speed, that's for sure," He begins. "But I will always catch up to you."

I don't move an inch. I can barely breathe.

"Now, if I were a frightened little Princess, where would I be?" He wonders out loud.

It's taking all of my willpower for me to not get up and dive back into the water.

"Come on, you know you can't hide forever," He says. "I promise if you come out now, I'll be nice~"

'Nash, how did we get here?' I wonder, remembering the good days when we went out for food, and to the Zoo.

I begin to get up, hoping that if I did, he'd let me talk to him civilly.

"Too late," I hear his voice right behind me in my ear.

I gasp as he tosses me off of the wall, and back into the water.

I try to come back up, but I see something right next to my face as I do.

I turn over, and I see Dick.

Lifeless in the water, with dead blue eyes open.

I turn the other way, and I see Haneul, and M'gann, Skotádi, and Wonder Woman.

All dead in the water.

I scream under water, bubbles flying out of my mouth.

I feel Nash pull me out of the water by my hair, and throw me across the cavern.

Just as I hit the wall-

I bolt straight up in my bed screaming bloody murder.

"Adeline!" Mom yells as she runs into my room. "Adeline! My love, it's alright! You're home."

She wraps her arm around me, and tries to sedate my struggles.

I soon realize that it was just a nightmare.

"..M-Mom!" I shout, embracing her in a tight hug. "I-It was a dream! An A-awful dream! You were gone, and e-every-one was g-gone-"

"It was just a nightmare, love," She soothes. "I'm right here, and we aren't going anywhere…"

I feel Skotádi jump up onto my bed with his front claws, and drop his head on my lap in comfort.

I'm still shaking after a few minutes, but Mom reassures me that it's all okay, and that she's not going to die any time soon.

After I assure her that it's okay for me to sleep, I jump down next to Skotádi, and I sleep on the ground next to him.

After all, what nightmares could you possibly have sleeping next to a Space Dragon?

But when I closed my eyes, I missed the glowing yellow figure of Nash, on the rooftop across the alleyway, staring down at my room with a curled, evil smirk.